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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pericardium | the membrane enclosing the heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer and an inner double layer of serous membrane. |
| veins | one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart. |
| capillaries | any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules. |
| arteries | an important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railroad lines. |
| oxygenated | supply, treat, charge, or enrich with oxygen. |
| deoxygenated | remove oxygen from. |
| agglutination | Agglutination is the process that occurs if an antigen is mixed with its corresponding antibody called agglutination |
| ventricles | each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right. |
| atria | a central hall or court in a modern building, with rooms or galleries opening off it, often glass-covered. |
| septum | a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart. |
| valves | a device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe, duct, etc., especially an automatic device allowing movement in one direction only. |
| antibodies | a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood. |
| pulse | a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck. |
| plasma | the colorless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended. |
| platelets | a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting. |
| white blood cells | a colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in counteracting foreign substances and disease; a white (blood) cell. |
| red blood cells | Erythrocytes contain the pigment hemoglobin, which imparts the red color to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues. |
| vaccine | a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one |
| immunity | the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells. |
| cancer | the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. |
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